Chris Dufresne’s top 25 college football teams: Clemson is No. 1

Clemson’s 58-0 win at Miami last Saturday ousted Utah’s 42-point win at Oregon for this season’s most shocking road result. Rankman moved Louisiana State up four spots up, and Baylor down three, mostly to keep the Tigers separated from the Bears. Welcome back UCLA and USC, teams that started in the top 15 but were then banished for impersonating a contender, loitering in the red zone and consumer fraud. Duke makes its first appearance just in time for basketball season.

1) Clemson 7-0; Acting nothing like the program we’ve come to know, love and heckle. (3)

2) Louisiana State 7-0; Leads nation in games played in, canceled because of and/or moved because of bad weather. (6)

3) Texas Christian 7-0; Doctson is on pace for 1,900 receiving yards and needing a new pair of cleats. (1)

4) Ohio State 8-0; It takes Coach Meyer two months to pick out a quarterback, three to pick out a tie. (5)

5) Alabama 7-1; Only program that can turn a 19-14 win over Tennessee into a playoff campaign poster. (7)

6) Stanford 6-1; Spooky game at Washington State, in town where Halloween is believed to have started. (11)

7) Baylor 7-0; Quarterback replacement, a true freshman, asked at team meeting to “grow up faster.� (4)

8) Michigan State 8-0; Spartans’ 52-26 win over Indiana was more misleading than the naming of “Greenland.� (8)

9) Notre Dame 6-1; “Temple vs. Dome� sounds like the latest Indiana Jones movie. (10)

10) Utah 6-1; Las Vegas says sorry by installing Utes as 21-point favorites over Oregon State. (2)

11) Michigan 5-2; Sobering Michigan State loss has team looking forward to sipping from Little Brown Jug. (9)

12) Florida 6-1; Rankman predicts this week’s Cocktail Party will leave fans shaken, not stirred. (12)

13) Toledo 7-0; No burnout: Rocket Men outscored UMass, 41-7, in second half last week. (14)

14) Oklahoma State 7-0; Tough times in Stillwater again, but history has shown these are tough people. (15)

15) Temple 7-0; Win over Notre Dame could lead to remake of “The Philadelphia Story.� (16)

16) Iowa 7-0; Hawkeyes occupy driver’s seat in Big Ten West on way to crash-test showdown vs. teams from East. (17)

17) Memphis 7-0; Chuck Berry ordering season tickets: “Long distance information, give me Memphis Tenn.� (20)

18) Florida State 6-1; State attorney says not enough evidence to prosecute end of Georgia Tech game. (13)

19) Houston 7-0; Breaking: hottest coaching prospect in vicinity may not be Kevin Sumlin. (21)

20) Oklahoma 6-1; Tailback Samaje Perine earns Big 12 Name of the Week honors. (22)

21) Pittsburgh 6-1; Has chalked up as many hairpin wins as Nebraska has chalked up hairpin losses. (24)

22) UCLA 5-2; Red-hot Colorado comes to town riding a one-game Pac-12 winning streak. (NR)

23) Duke 6-1; Coach K’s team is young but don’t rule out another deep run in NCAA tournament. Wait … (NR)

24) Oregon 4-3; Ducks at Arizona State on Thursday is matchup of up-tempo versus up-Tempe. (25)

25) USC 4-3; Mattress company warns it is illegal in 50 states to rip the interim tag off a coach. (NR)

Dropped out: California (18), Texas A&M (19), Utah State (23).

Moved in: UCLA, Duke, USC.

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